Westerwijzend

Westerwijzend is a hamlet in the municipality of Drechterland, in the Dutch province of North-Holland. Westerwijzend lays just to the west of where the Wijzend canal used to bend southwards from Binnenwijzend.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hoogkarspel railway station and Hoogkarspel water tower.

Hoogkarspel railway station

Railway station

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Hoogkarspel is a railway station in Hoogkarspel, Netherlands. The station opened on 6 June 1885 and is located between Hoorn and Enkhuizen. The station is on the Zaandam–Enkhuizen railway.

Hoogkarspel water tower

Water tower

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The Hoogkarspel water tower is a water tower in Hoogkarspel, Netherlands built in 1930. Its architect is W. Mensert, who worked for PWN at the time. The tower is 49,1 metres tall and has two water reservoirs of 600 and 400 m3, and is an official rijksmonument.

Sint-Martinuskerk, Westwoud

Church

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Sint-Martinuskerk, Westwoud is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hoogkarspel and Oosterwijzend.

Hoogkarspel

Village

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Hoogkarspel is a village in the municipality Drechterland, located in the north west of the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia.

Oosterwijzend

Hamlet

Oosterwijzend is a hamlet in the municipality of Drechterland, in the Dutch province of North-Holland. Oosterwijzend lays just to the east of where the canal the Wijzend used to bend southwards from Binnenwijzend.